Jim Harbaugh says it’s “refreshing” to table contract talk

But as to the cessation of talks, Harbaugh turned it into a positive, saying he didn’t want a new contract with two years left on his contract.

“Isn’t it refreshing?” Harbaugh said, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. “It has to be refreshing for you, refreshing for everybody in the building, refreshing for our fan base that the concentration will be on the 2014 season and our goals as a football team and achieving those goals. That’s the 49er way that I subscribe to.

“As I stated on the record these past months, this past week, all focus is on the 2014 season and achieving our goals. Now, the organization and I are in lockstep and all energy, all focus is on achieving those goals.”

Well, except for holdout guard Alex Boone, and tight end Vernon Davis, who threatened a holdout before showing up.

Of course, Joe Staley had four years left on his contract when he got a contract extension, so apparently there are some loopholes in “the 49er way.”

“That’s another thing that I’m on the record for,” Harbaugh said “And expressed that last summer when I was presented with a new contract, just my feeling, my principle, just a value, as the leader of the team, if I’m running in for a contract extension every couple years, it has a tendency to send everybody else running for the water cooler.”

Until his status is clarified, however, people are going to continue to sidle up to the cooler for a refreshing drink of “When do I get mine?”

Yea 49er fans, keep sticking your head into the ground on this one. This guy’s gone, probably in this next off-season if a team steps up with the right compensation to get him. Just ask your Bay brethren, Raider fans, how it works out when your coach starts talking like this.

Guru Jim is well beyond earthly concerns like money. Gold is only a heavy burden to slow the progress of a spiritual traveler. Ride swiftly on the wings of imagination and sip the god’s nectar only when he need sustenance.

C’mon pants… You know you’re gonna get paid. Somewhere.
Right this minute there’s an owner thinking “I’ve got to get this guy” for some unknown reason.
Just coach the team and lay off the sideline hysterics and you’ll be ok.